Where Can I Spread Bet on United Utilities?
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Glencore Xstrata, Wal-Mart and Telefonica, along with a selection of other UK, American and global shares.
Where Can I Access Live Prices for the United Utilities Market?
With a Financial Spreads account clients are able to access numerous real-time prices including United Utilities and an array of other equities,
commodities, stock markets and foreign exchange markets.
Where Can I Get Live United Utilities Charts?
Using a FinancialSpreads account clients have access to live charts for United Utilities and over a thousand other CFD and spread betting markets.
As well as the various display styles, the package also comes with a large variety of benefits that include:
- Overlays and technical indicators such as Exponential Moving Average, Parabolic SAR, TSI and so on
- A number of different intervals such as 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 day and so on
- Drawing options and tools such as Andrew's Pitchfork, Fibonacci Retracements and Trendlines
Sample Financial Spreads share trading chart:
A Guide to Spread Trading on United Utilities
For example, let's suppose you look at the Financial Spreads website and see the live quote is:
| United Utilities Rolling Cash |
Sell
954.3 |
|
Buy
956.7 |
|
Here is an example of how the market works.
| Spread Betting Market | United Utilities Rolling Cash |
| Spread Trading Price | 954.3p - 956.7p |
| How the Spread Works | You can spread bet on the United Utilities Rolling Cash market to push:
 Higher than 956.7p, or
 Lower than 954.3p
This spread betting market is a 'Rolling' market and so there is no settlement date. If you don't close your trade and the session ends then your position will automatically roll over to the next trading day.
Note: if a trade does roll over then you will normally either be charged or receive a small fee for overnight financing depending on whether you are betting on the market to go up or down. For more details also see Rolling Spread Bets. |
| Traded Units | Financial spread bets on the United Utilities market are priced in £x per penny price movement.
E.g. if United Utilities moves 35p then you would lose/win 35 times your stake. |
| Stake Size per Unit | You choose how much you are going to risk per penny, e.g. £2 per penny, £5 per penny, £10 per penny etc. |
| Brief Staking Exercise | With that in mind, if you went with a stake of £3 per penny and United Utilities changes by 21p, you would lose / win £3 per penny x 21p = £63. |
Trading Example - Buying United Utilities
Online spread betting on the share to go up in value
| You Consider Whether to Go Long or Short |
United Utilities to move:
Higher than 956.7p? or
Lower than 954.3p?
|
| Let's Assume You Want to Go Long |
Higher than 956.7p
|
| You Decide Your Stake Size, Let's Say You Choose | £5 per penny |
| So What Happens Next? |
- You make a gain of £5 for every penny United Utilities moves above 956.7p
- Your trade loses £5 for each penny United Utilities falls lower than 956.7p
|
| If You Are Speculating on a Market to Rise Your P/L = | (Settlement Price - Initial Price) x stake |
| | |
| Example 1 |
| United Utilities increases and the spread betting market is adjusted to 992.6p - 995.0p. Therefore Financial Spreads would show: |
|
992.6 |
|
995.0 |
|
| Close for a Profit? | At this point, you could opt to let your position run or close it in order to lock in your profit. In this case you decide to close your bet and sell at 992.6p. |
| Your P/L = | (Settlement Price - Initial Price) x stake |
| (992.6p - 956.7p) x £5 per penny |
| 35.9p x £5 per penny |
| Your P/L = | £179.50 profit |
| | |
| Example 2 |
| United Utilities falls and the financial spread betting market adjusts and moves to 925.6p - 928.0p. I.e. |
|
925.6 |
|
928.0 |
|
| Restrict Your Loss? | You may decide to let your position run or close it, i.e. close your position to restrict your loss. In this case you decide to settle your bet and sell the market at 925.6p. |
| Your P/L = | (Settlement Price - Initial Price) x stake |
| (925.6p - 956.7p) x £5 per penny |
| -31.1p x £5 per penny |
| Your P/L = | -£155.50 loss |
Spread Trading Example - Taking a Bearish View of United Utilities
Financial spread trading on the share to move down in value
| You Work Out Whether to Go Long or Short |
United Utilities going:
Higher than 956.7p? or
Lower than 954.3p?
|
| Let's Say You Go Short |
Lower than 954.3p |
| You Select How Much to Risk, Opting for | £4 per penny |
| So What Next? |
- Your trade loses £4 for each penny United Utilities increases above 954.3p
- You make a gain of £4 for each penny United Utilities goes below 954.3p
|
| When Selling a Market Your P/L = | (Initial Price - Settlement Price) x stake |
| | |
| Example 3 |
| United Utilities drops and the spread trading market is revised to 911.8p - 914.2p, i.e. Financial Spreads would show: |
|
911.8 |
|
914.2 |
|
| Close and Take Your Profit? | At this point, you could decide to leave your trade open or close it and lock in a profit. In this case you choose to close your bet by buying at 914.2p. |
| Your P/L = | (Initial Price - Settlement Price) x stake |
| (954.3p - 914.2p) x £4 per penny |
| 40.1p x £4 per penny |
| Your P/L = | £160.40 profit |
| | |
| Example 4 |
| United Utilities pushes higher and the market changes to 986.6p - 989.0p, so you'd see: |
|
986.6 |
|
989.0 |
|
| Time to Limit the Loss? | You can choose to leave your position open or close it, i.e. close your trade to restrict your loss. In this example you opt to close your bet and buy the market at 989.0p. |
| Your P/L = | (Initial Price - Settlement Price) x stake |
| (954.3p - 989.0p) x £4 per penny |
| -34.7p x £4 per penny |
| Your P/L = | -£138.80 loss |
- United Utilities notes: spread trading prices taken as of 13 February 2015
- Investors can also choose to trade on United Utilities in euros/penny and US dollars/penny
Where Can I Practice Financial Spread Betting on United Utilities?
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The Demo Account offers access to a wide array of markets including commodity markets, forex, stock market indices and shares.
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More on United Utilities Group plc (UU)
A common ticker code for United Utilities is 'UU' however 'UU.L' and 'LON:UU' are also used.
For more news and information on the UK firm, also see:
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